Overview Bill Gates is well-known as a tech innovator, philanthropist, and co-founder of Microsoft. His contribution to the development of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, however, is one facet of his impact that is still undervalued. Gates was setting the foundation for a future in which intelligent robots would revolutionize daily life and industries long before the term artificial intelligence became popular. His strategic actions, investments, and insight have established him as a quiet architect of the AI era, impacting the advancement of the technology in ways that many are unaware of. Bill Gates was quietly establishing the foundation for one of humanity's most revolutionary technologies long before artificial intelligence became a worldwide sensation. Gates has been working behind the scenes as the steady hand steering AI's progress from theory to game-changing reality, while more ostentatious tech CEOs dominate today's AI headlines. When the M...